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Hear: Hear God’s Word. Romans 10:17. So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Matthew 7: 24-27.

Believe: Believe in Jesus as God’s Son and your Savior. John 20:31. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. Hebrews 11:6; Mark 16:15-16 (Not by faith only: James 2:24, John 12:42).

Repent: Repent of your sins that have separated you from God. Acts 17:30. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent. Acts 2:38; Luke 13:3.

Confess: Confess Jesus as the Son of God and the Lord of your life. Romans 10:9-10 (v 9). That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (v 10) For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Mathew 10:32-33; Acts 8:36-37.

Be Baptized: Be Baptized for the remission of your sin, at which time Jesus will add you to His church. Acts 2:38,41,47. (v 38) Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (v 41) Then those who gladly received His word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. (v 47) praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. 1.Peter 3:21; Mark 16:15-16.

Remain Faithful and Grow In Christ: 2 Peter 1:5-11 (v 5) But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, (v 6) to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, (v 7) to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. (v 8) For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (v 9) For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. (v 10) Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; (v 11) for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Revelation 2:10.

2. The word “gospel” (Gr., euaggelion) means “good news”…
a. It pertains to the good news of salvation through Christ
b. It involves the proclamation of God’s grace offered through Jesus

[As a disciple of Jesus Christ, I firmly believe in the gospel. In this
study, we will first review why the gospel is so important, and then
summarize the particulars of the gospel…]

I. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GOSPEL

A. SOMETHING JESUS WANTED EVERYONE TO HEAR…
1. Jesus wanted every person in the world to hear the gospel – Mk
16:15-16
2. It must therefore be important to Him
— If so important to Him, it must be important to all who believe
in Him!

B. POWER TO SALVATION FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES…
1. Paul described the gospel as God’s power unto salvation – Ro
1:16; 1Co 15:1-2
2. In the gospel is revealed God’s righteousness – Ro 1:17
3. Thus he was not ashamed of the gospel, ready to preach it
anywhere – Ro 1:15; 15:19b
— If Paul had such convictions regarding the gospel, shouldn’t
we?

C. CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT OBEY…
1. Peter raised the question of what of those who not obey the
gospel – 1Pe 4:17
2. Paul revealed the answer: vengeance and eternal destruction
from God! – 2Th 1:7-10
— If the consequence of not believing the gospel is so grave, how
can we not believe?

[Because of what it means to Jesus and His apostles, what it means to us
who believe, and what it will mean for those who do not obey, I believe
in the gospel! But what exactly is this “good news”…?]

C. OFFERS PROMISES TO RECEIVE…
1. The remission of sins, through the blood of Jesus – Ac 2:38;
cf. Ep 1:7
2. The gift of the Holy Spirit, to empower the Christian – Ac 2:
38-39; cf. Ro 15:13; Ep 3:16
3. The gift of everlasting life, to be received at the end – Jn 3:
16; cf. Ro 6:22-23
— This is why the gospel of Christ is truly “good news”!

CONCLUSION

1. We have seen that the gospel of Christ is…
a. Good news Jesus wanted everyone to hear
b. The power of God of salvation to everyone who believes
c. Condemnation for those unwilling to obey it

2. We saw where the gospel of Christ contains facts, commands, and
promises…
a. The facts to believe contains the message of God’s love and grace
b. The commands to obey are not difficult works done to earn
salvation, but simple acts of faith whereby we receive God’s grace
and mercy
c. The promises to receive help us deal with the problem of sin in
our lives

3. Do you believe in the gospel of Christ…?
a. Enough to obey it to ensure the salvation of your own soul?
b. Enough to tell others about it?

May we all have the same attitude as Paul did regarding the gospel of
Christ…

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power
of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first
and also for the Greek.” – Ro 1:16